Linguistics Courses

LING 4 - STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH 3 units, 3 lecture hours, (See also English 4) PREREQUISITE: Eligibility for English 125 and 126 or English 153 or ESL 67 and 68.

The principles of english grammatical structure, punctuation, morphology, and spelling. (A, CSU, UC)

LING 10 - INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE 3 units, 3 lecture hours PREREQUISITE: Eligibility for English 125 and 126 or English 153 or ESL 67 and 68. ADVISORY: Eligibility for English 1A recommended.

Examination of the nature of language, its historical development, its structural elements, and the stages of language acquisition. Emphasis on systematic linguistic description of language knowledge and usage. Recommended for liberal studies majors. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

LING 11 - INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE FOR EDUCATORS 3 units, 3 lecture hours PREREQUISITE: Eligibility for English 125 and 126 or English 153 or ESL 67 and 68. ADVISORY: Eligibility for English 1A recommended.

Examination of the nature, history, development and acquisition of language and its structural elements. Emphasis on how language is used and learned. Contrastive analysis of english with other commonly spoken languages of the area. Special focus on the relationship between linguistic structure and the development of reading and writing. (A, CSU)